Attachment EchoStar - redacted

This document pretains to SAT-AMD-20080114-00018 for Amended Filing on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATAMD2008011400018_886309

STEPTOE&JOHNSONu N .. ATTORNEYS AT LAW Pantelis Michalopoulos 1330 Connecticut Avenue, NW 202.429.6494 Washingtron, DC 20036—1795 pmichalo@steptoe.com Tel 202.429.3000 Fax 202.429.3902 steptoe.com April 20, 2011 Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Room TW—A325 Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: EchoStar Corporation, File No. SAT—LOA—20020328—00050, SAT—AMD—20051118— 00247, SAT—AMD—20080114—00018, SAT—AMD—20080213—00044, Call Sign S$2440 Dear Ms. Dortch: EchoStar Corporation ("EchoStar") hereby submits a certification of completion of the critical design review ("CDR") milestone to demonstrate compliance with the milestone set forth in Section 25.164(a) of the Commission‘s rules‘ and its authorization to construct a satellite in the 17/24 GHz Broadcasting—Satellite Service ("BSS") to be located at the 79.0° W.L. orbital location (Attachment 1}." EchoStar is also providing documentation demonstrating completion of the CDR for this satellite produced pursuant to EchoStar‘s contract with Space Systems/Loral ("SS/L") (Attachment 2).° This information is being provided to demonstrate that EchoStar has met the CDR milestone contained in its authorization for the 79.0° W.L. orbital location." ! 47 CFR. § 25.164(a). * See Stamp Grant, File No. SAT—LOA—20020328—00050, SAT—AMD—20051118—00247, SAT—AMD—20080114—00018, SAT—AMD—20080213—00044, Condition 6(b) (granted Apr. 20, 2009). *‘ EchoStar has requested that the information provided as Attachment 2 be treated as confidential and not routinely available for public inspection pursuant to 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.457 and (Continued...) WASHINGTON +— NEW YORK +« CHICAGO + PMOENIX + LOS ANGELES «+ CENTURY CITY «+ LONDON «/ BRUSSELS

Marlene H. Dortch April 20, 2011 Page 2 Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions concerning this submission. Respectfully submitted, Is/ Alison Minea Pantelis Michalopoulos Corporate Counsel Petra Vorwig EchoStar Corporation L. Lisa Sandoval 1110 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 750 Steptoe & Johnson LLP Washington, DC 20005 1330 Connecticut Avenue, NW (202) 293—0981 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 429—3000 Counselfor EchoStar Corporation Enclosures co: Andrea Kelly — International Bureau Kathyrn Medley — International Bureau Stephen Duall — International Bureau Chip Fleming — International Bureau 0.459. See Letter from Pantelis Michalopoulos, Counsel to EchoStar Corporation, to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, FCC (April 20, 2011). * See Stamp Grant, File No. SAT—LOA—20020328—00050, SAT—AMD—20051 11 8—00247, SAT—AMD—20080114—00018, SAT—AMD—20080213—00044, Condition 6(b) (granted Apr. 20, 2009).

ATTACHMENT 1 \Certification of Critical Design Review Completion

CERTIFICATION L. Darren Hamilton, certify under penalty of perjury that: 1. [ am the Director of Space Systems Engineering for EchoStar Corporation ("EchoStar"). 2. To the best of my knowledge, information, and belief, EchoStar has completed the critical design reviewofits proposed 17/24 GH#z Broadcasting—Satellite Service geostationary orbit satellite to be located at the 79° W.L. orbital location. /\ Darren Hamilton April 20, 2011

ATTACHMENT 2 Critical Design Review Documentation (Redacted)


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